ACLU: Diamondhead POA violates residents' rights

The American Civil Liberties Union says it has sued the Diamondhead Property Owners Association for what it says are rules that prohibit candidates from displaying political yard signs and campaigning door to door.

In a news release Wednesday, Bear Atwood, legal director of the ACLU of Mississippi, says the lawsuit filed in federal court seeks to prevent the POA from enforcing such rules heading into the June 4 municipal general election.

POA President Marshall Kyger has said the association has existed more than 40 years before Diamondhead was a city. He says residents signed the agreements when they bought property that said they'd abide by the POA's rules. He says the POA board can't change the covenants.

The new city's government is holding its first election since incorporating in 2012.

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ACLU: Diamondhead POA violates residents' rights

The American Civil Liberties Union says it has sued the Diamondhead Property Owners Association for what it says are rules that prohibit candidates from displaying political yard signs and